Fruit-picker.



L. E. PORTER.

FRUIT PIUKER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25,4914.

1,1 32,794. Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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IIIIII'III'I THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTO-LITHOH WASHINGTON. D. C.

LULA E. PORTER, 0F PAWHUSKA, OKLAHOMA.

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FRUIT-PICKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

Application filed June 25, 1914. Serial No. 847,254.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LU'LA E. PORTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pawhuska, in the county of Osage, State of Oklahoma, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in F ruit-Pickers; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in fruit gathering devices.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple and noveldevice by means of which fruit can be quickly and easily severed fromthe branches of the tree and lowered to a suitable receptacle withoutbruising the fruit.

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent from the followingdescription, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved fruitpicking device. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view throughthe upper portion of the device showing the construction and arrangementof the clipping knives.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10-1O represent thesides of the gathering device which are formed preferably of sheets ofmetal such as tin, the marginal edges of which are connected by thecanvas or other fabric strips 11. Extending longitudinally on the sidemembers 10 are rods 12 the lower ends of which are connected with theupper ends of the cross pivoted handles 13 disposed below the bottom ofthe gathering device. These handles are extensible, as shown, so thatthey can be lengthened or shortened according to the height it isdesired to reach into the tree.

Mounted on the uppercedge of each of the side members 10 is a knifeblade 14, each of the blades extending approximately the entire lengthof the upper edge of the side and extending inwardly toward each other,but in different horizontal planes so that they will pass each other andproduce a shearing action to sever a fruit stem therebetween. Pivotallyconnected to each end of each of the blades is a link 15, and the linksof the corresponding ends of the blades are pivotally connectedtogether.

In the operation of the device, the handles 13 are grasped and thereceptacle stretched open and pushed up into the tree so that the pieceof fruit enters the mouth of there A fruit picking device comprising areceptacle including rigid side members and flexible end connectingmembers, a pair of cooperating horizontal knives mounted on the upperends of the side members, pivotally connected links pivotally connectedto the ends of the knives, and crossed and pivoted operating handlessecured to the side members.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

LULA E. PORTER.

Witnesses:

CHAS. R. GRAY, O. H. EDEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

